Books to accompany Urs Fischer’s exhibition Small Axe and his project YES

This selection of books introduces visitors to the broader context of Urs Fischer’s projects Small Axe and YES—currently on show at Garage and open until August 21, 2016.

Creating fluid images of people and objects, the Swiss-born artist transforms our ideas of the world that surrounds us by playing with space and scale. Although he lists Pop Art, surrealism and Dada among his main influences, his technique and his punk aesthetic leave no doubt about him belonging to the twenty-first century.

The selection includes Urs Fischer’s own publications, albums on sculpture, exhibition catalogues and interviews with the artist.

Mina Stone Cooking for Artists

Mina Stone. Cooking for Artists. LLC: KiitoSan, 2015 — 226 c.

Chef Mina Stone, has accompanied Urs Fischer on many of his projects and has been cooking for the artist’s friends for over ten years. Along with some of the favourite recipes of the New York art scene, the book contains anecdotes from their lives and is complete with mouthwatering pictures.

Urs Fischer: YES

Urs Fischer. Yes. LLC: KiitoSan, 2015 — 200 pp.

Bound in a tête-bêche format as a reversible book, Urs Fischer: YES documents the artist’s project of the same name, in which he explores the phenomenon of collective work by inviting visitors to make figures of clay. The two sections of the book are devoted to two iterations of the project that developed parallel to each other on different continents: at the DESTE Foundation's project space in Greece (from June to September 2013), and at MOCA, Los Angeles (from April to August 2013). The book, published in Switzerland in 2015, features photographs of clay figures made in both locations and lists the people who took part in the project in alphabetical order.

Urs Fischer Skinny Sunrise

Urs Fischer. Skinny Sunrise. LLC: KiitoSan, 2012 — 124 pp.

The catalogue for Urs Fischer’s exhibition Skinny Sunrise, which took place in Vienna Kunsthalle in 2012. Photographs of the artist’s works are published along with a discussion with Fischer and the curators of the exhibition Gerald Matt and Angela Stief.

Urs Fischer 2000 Words

Urs Fischer. 2000 Words. Athens: The DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, 2013 — 165 pp.

Conceived by Massimiliano Gioni, 2000 Words is a series of monographs featuring a critical essay and a survey of works by one of the artists in the Dakis Joannou Collection. Focusing on works selected by one collector, the series gives insight into the work of some of the most exciting contemporary artists.
With an introduction by Tate Modern curator Jessica Morgan, who also curated Fischer’s biggest exhibition at MOCA Los Angeles.

Urs Fischer Shovel in a Holy

Urs Fischer. JRP|Ringier, 2009 — 482 pp.

This book was first published in October 2009 in conjunction with Urs Fischer’s exhibition Marguerite de Ponty, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. It was produced in collaboration with designer Scipio Schneider at the New Museum, New York. Shovel in a Holy features over two hundred images of Urs Fischer’s works, as well as essays by Bice Curiger and Jessica Morgan and interviews with Urs Fischer and Massimiliano Gioni.

URS FISCHER

Urs Fischer. LLC: KiitoSan, 2013 — 634 c.

A comprehensive catalogue exploring the artist’s body of work with an introduction by Jeffrey Deitch and essays by Jessica Morgan and Ulrich Lehmann. The book was published by Kiito-San in 2013 for Urs Fischer’s solo exhibition at MOCA in Los Angeles, which was curated by Jessica Morgan. The catalogue offers an overview of the artist’s key works throughout his career.

Urs Fischer Paris 1919

Urs Fischer. Paris 1919. Zurich: JPR|Ringier, 2006 — 87 pp.

This catalogue was published by Urs Fischer in collaboration with designers Scipio Schneider, Daniel Mörle and Druckerei Uhl in Zurich in 2006. A limited edition of a thousand copies, this catalogue presents Urs Fischer’s large installations made for the 2006 Whitney Biennial: Day for Night.

Urs Fischer Mary Poppins

Urs Fischer. Mary Poppins. Houston: Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston, 2006 — 48 pp.

The catalogue for Urs Fischer’s 2006 exhibition Mary Poppins at the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, Texas. The making of this site-specific installation for the show took Urs Fischer two weeks. The book, published by University of Houston, is edited by the exhibition’s curator Claudia Schmukli and contains her essay on Fischer’s art and the making of the works for the exhibition.

Urs Fischer Beds & Problem Paintings

Urs Fischer. Beds & Problem Paintings. Beverly Hills: Gagosian Gallery, 2012 — 76 pp.

This book complemented the 2012 exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. It offers an overview of works from the exhibition and includes an introduction by artist Adam McEwen.

Urs Fischer Julian

Urs Fischer. Julian. NY: Karma, 2015 —56 pp.

The catalogue for Urs Fischer’s exhibition of wax figures at Karma, New York (August and September 2014). By Urs Fischer and Karma, the catalogue was published in 2015.